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Owner’s Manual Cat. No. 17-1111
CT-502 Flip-Style Handheld
Cellular Telephone
with Silent Vibrating Alert
Please read before using this equipment.
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17-1111.fm Page 2 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:23 PM FEATURES Your RadioShack CT-502 Flip-Style Handheld Cellular Tele- phone with Silent Vibrating Alert is a state-of-the-art personal cellular telephone. It has all of these features: Special Messaging Service Features — the phone is pre- programmed to work with special (subscription-only) messag- ing services offered by many cellular carriers, including calling line ID, voice mail notification, and short (alphanumer- ic) messages. Vibration an
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17-1111.fm Page 3 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:23 PM Last Number Redial — lets you quickly review and redial any of the last 10 numbers that you called. Scratchpad Memory — lets you temporarily store a number (even during a call), then easily dial it. Security Features — to prevent unauthorized phone use, you can lock the phone (so it cannot be used at all) or set up to five different levels of service restrictions (so only local calls can be made, for example). Multiple Key Answer — lets you s
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17-1111.fm Page 4 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:23 PM TABLE OF CONTENTS A Look at Your Phone ....................................................... 6 Reading the Status Indicators ...................................... 7 Reading the Display ..................................................... 8 Using the Battery ............................................................... 9 Installing the Battery ..................................................... 9 Charging the Battery ..................
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17-1111.fm Page 5 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:23 PM Other Features ................................................................. 50 Using the Messaging Functions ................................. 50 Using the Phone with Handsfree Equipment .............. 52 Using the Call Timers ................................................. 53 Selecting the Active Phone Number ........................... 55 Setting the Cellular System Type ............................... 56 Roaming ....................
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17-1111.fm Page 6 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:23 PM A LOOK AT YOUR PHONE 1 2 8 3 ALPHA NUMERIC 4 6 5 7 1. Retractable Antenna Extend during a call for optimum performance. 2. Earpiece 3. Status Indicators (See “Reading the Status Indicators” on Page 7.) 4. Alphanumeric Display (Seven-Character LED) Displays the phone number, name, memory location number, or message. 5. Alphanumeric Keypad Enters call information or programs functions. 6
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17-1111.fm Page 7 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:23 PM 6. Function Keys RCL — Recalls numbers stored in memory. CLR — Removes characters or clears functions. END — Ends a call or exits the functions menu. SND — Places or answers calls. NAME MENU — Accesses the memory or functions menu. FCN — Selects functions. STO — Stores to memory; turns on functions. PWR — Turns the phone on and off. 7. Flip Cover 8. Volume Controls Press to increase or decrease the ringer or earpiece (during a call) volu
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17-1111.fm Page 8 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:23 PM NoSvc (No Service) Indicator Flashes or lights steadily if the phone is beyond the range of the cellular service area, meaning calls cannot be made or re- ceived. See “Signal Strength/Ser- vice Area” on Page 14. Roam Indicator Flashes or lights steadily if the phone is accessing a service area outside of your home sys- tem (roaming). See “Roaming” on Page 59. READING THE DISPLAY Your phone’s display provides a full range of messages and indic
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17-1111.fm Page 9 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:23 PM USING THE BATTERY Warning: A detached battery could cause property damage, injury, or burns if a metal object (such as a pen spring, bead- ed chain, or piece of jewelry) contacts the battery’s terminals and causes a short circuit. Be careful when placing a charged battery inside a coat pocket, purse, or other container that might contain metal objects. Caution: Nickel metal-hydride (NiMH) batteries must be re- cycled or disposed of properly.
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17-1111.fm Page 10 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:23 PM To remove the battery, be sure the phone is turned off, then press the latch at the top of the battery and slide the battery toward the bottom of the phone until it stops. Then lift the bat- tery off the phone. Note: If you have an extra charged battery and the currently installed battery becomes low during a call, you can change the battery without ending the call or losing the connection. See “Replacing a Battery During a Call” on Page 12.
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17-1111.fm Page 11 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:23 PM Notes: • You can use the phone while it is charging, but charg- ing takes longer. • For the fastest charging, be sure the phone is turned off during charging, if you are not expecting a call. • If the phone is on when you connect the charger, the phone beeps once and the keypad backlight remains on until you disconnect the charger. 4. When the battery is fully charged, disconnect the charger from the AC outlet. Then press in the clips on the
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17-1111.fm Page 12 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:23 PM Note: Rechargeable batteries last longer and perform better if occasionally allowed to fully discharge. You can do this by leaving the phone on until it automatically turns off or you can use the battery discharge feature of any approved accessory available for your phone. Do not try to discharge the battery by any other means. REPLACING A BATTERY DURING A CALL If you have an extra charged battery and the currently in- stalled battery becom
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17-1111.fm Page 13 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:23 PM IMPORTANT BATTERY TIPS • Use only the supplied charger and use only batteries designed for this phone. • You can purchase additional standard or extended capacity batteries through your local RadioShack store. • When you are not using the charger, disconnect it from power. Do not leave the battery connected to the charger for more than 24 hours, since overcharging could shorten the battery’s life. • When the battery is not in use, store it u
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17-1111.fm Page 14 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:23 PM BASIC OPERATION TURNING THE PHONE ON/OFF PWR To turn on the phone, flip down the cover then press . The phone performs a short self test and sounds a tone or vi- brates (see “Changing the Alert Type” on Page 29), then the signal strength meter appears (see “Signal Strength/Service Area”) and the keypad backlight turns on for about 16 sec- onds. The phone is ready to use when the green power/lock indicator begins to flash. Notes: The keypad b
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17-1111.fm Page 15 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:23 PM • You can disable the signal strength meter so it does not appear. See “Turning the Signal Strength Meter Off/On” on Page 26. If the NoSvc indicator (above the display) turns on, the phone is outside the cellular service area and you cannot make or receive calls until you reach an area with service your phone can use. MAKING A CALL 1. Extend the antenna, flip open the cover, and be sure the phone is on (the green power/lock indicator is flas
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17-1111.fm Page 16 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:23 PM System Busy Message In addition to the normal busy signal you hear when a num- ber you call is busy, your phone sounds tones and displays a message to indicate other situations when it cannot complete a call. Tone Display Shows Description Fast Busy The cellular system is SND to busy. Redial High/low The cellular system SND to could not complete the Redial call. When either of these conditions occur, you can press SND again to redial t
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17-1111.fm Page 17 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:23 PM • To set your phone so you can answer a call by pressing keys other than just SND, see “Using Multiple Key Answer” on Page 32. • If you subscribe to calling line ID service through your cellular carrier, you can view the calling party’s phone number on the phone’s display. See “Viewing/Recalling Messages” on Page 51. • If your phone receives a call but the signal strength is too weak to support it, Call appears as usual, but you hear the ph
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17-1111.fm Page 18 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:23 PM ADJUSTING THE VOLUME Adjusting the Earpiece Volume To increase or decrease the earpiece volume during a call, repeatedly press the top (increase) or bottom (decrease) vol- ume button on the side of the phone. Each time you press the button, the volume meter appears on the display for about 8 seconds. The more bars that appear on the meter, the higher the earpiece volume. Adjusting the Ringer Volume To increase or decrease the phone’s ringer
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17-1111.fm Page 19 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:23 PM FCN MNO To turn the microphone on again, press 6 again so Mute disappears. Hint: To help you remember which key to use, note that “M” (for mute) appears on the MNO 6 key. Note: Pressing END to end a call also turns the microphone back on. MAKING EMERGENCY CALLS Your phone is preprogrammed to let you dial your local emer- gency number (such as 911) at the press of a single button, even if the phone is locked (see “Locking Your Phone” on Pa
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17-1111.fm Page 20 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 2:23 PM • Emergcy does not appear if the emergency display function is turned off (see “Turning the Emergency Dis- play Off/On” on Page 33). REDIALING NUMBERS Using Last Ten Number Redial Your phone constantly stores the last 10 phone numbers you called. To recall and redial one of those 10 numbers, follow these steps. RCL OPER OPER 1.Press 0 0. L0’ (location 0) and the most recent number called flash on the display. 2. To scroll through the last
